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:.Daily News Briefing.:
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February 17, 2016 |
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Eutelsat delivering 6,000 channels
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The operator has recently placed an order for an all-electric high throughput satellite that will scale up its broadband efforts in Africa following the lease of capacity on AMOS-6 satellite. Its also announced a joint venture with ViaSat to support the commercial performance of KA-SAT...
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Policy and Regulation
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- ITU collaborates with Pakistan telecom regulator on mobile app development training
Chairman - PTA has stated that Pakistan is ready to share its policy and regulatory expertise with countries in the Asia-Pacific region and would be hosting international events and trainings in near future... Read More
- Mobile industry raises concerns over "Rs 251 smartphone" in India
Expressing concern over the launch of a new "world's cheapest" smartphone at a price as low as $4, mobile industry body ICA has written to the government to get into depth of the issue, saying that the rate could not be below Rs 3,500 even after a subsidised sale... Read More
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South Asia
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- Cellcos question MCIT’s plans for spectrum management
MCIT Myanmar published a spectrum roadmap and plans for an auction of 2600MHz frequencies earlier this month, opening both for public consultation, but the officials from Telenor Myanmar and Ooredoo Myanmar have questioned the move, noting that the roadmap will not be finalised and implemented before the auction, scheduled for late March... Read More
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Middle East
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North Africa
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- Airtel Africa makes for top-level changes
The firm also announced a new cluster-based organisation design wherein 15 African countries will now be classified into eight clusters with each head reporting to the new chief operating officer of Airtel Africa... Read More
- Djezzy Algeria authorised to offer 3G in all provinces
The announcement comes two weeks after rival Algerie Telecom Mobile (Mobilis) extended its 3G footprint to all 48 wilayas in the country... Read More
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3G, 4G & Beyond
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- T-Mobile reveals LTE investment plan for 2016
As part of its investment strategy, T-Mobile is deploying both Wideband LTE to add capacity to its LTE network and Extended Range LTE to enhance coverage and in-building performance. Extended Range LTE, which operates on the low-band 700 MHz A-Block spectrum, covers approximately 190 million people in more than 300 market areas... Read More
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OTT, Alternative Telecom
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- Facebook Messenger usage leaps ahead of Snapchat, Whatsapp and Skype
The figures come as further research indicates that consumers are spending more time on messaging apps. Facebook Messenger has been a dominant player in the arena for the past two years, having grown its user base by 600 million over the past 12 months... Read More
- WebRTC is the next phase of real-time communications
Some believe it to be a game changer for communications, much like the “Worldwide Web” before it. Others see it as a smaller role player in the wider communications fabric. Many businesses don’t have a clear vision of how WebRTC applications will reduce costs, drive revenue, create competitive differentiation, and improve customer service... Read More
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Mobile Content, Mobile TV & IPTV
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- Boost for mobile video as advanced display technology spending reaches five-year high
Panel-makers are continuing to build new factories to produce a varied portfolio of flat panel display technologies and panel sizes. This will give a boost to mobile video, especially as 4KTV applications come to smartphones... Read More
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Global Telecom Update
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- AT&T rolls out landline texting for businesses
According to AT&T, the service allows businesses to utilize an app on their web, mobile or desktop device to send and receive text and multimedia messages from their landline or toll-free number. No new equipment is needed to use the service... Read More
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